10.402 Historic Preservation, Definitions.
When used in this Code in reference to historic resources, the following terms shall have the meanings as herein ascribed:
Demolish. To raze, destroy, dismantle, deface, or in any other manner cause partial or total ruin of buildings, structures, objects, or sites in designated historic areas.
Designation. A decision declaring that an historic resource is of local, regional, statewide, or national significance, and that such resource is to be placed within the Historic Preservation Overlay, and, therefore, including it in the inventory of historic areas within the City.
Exterior. Any portion of the outside of buildings, structures, objects, or sites in designated historic areas, including signage.
Exterior alteration. Any modification of, addition to, or removal from the visible exterior elements of buildings, structures, objects, or sites in designated historic areas.
Historic areas. Lands with buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts that have local, regional, statewide, or national historic significance.
Historic resources. Buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts that have a relationship to events or conditions of the human past.
Historic resources of statewide significance. Buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts listed in the National Register of Historic Places, or located within National Register historic districts.
Historic significance. Having historic significance shall mean that the historic resource:
(a) Is associated with a person, group, organization, or event that made a significant contribution to, or is illustrative of the broad patterns of cultural, social, political, economic, or industrial history of the city, region, state, or nation; or,
(b) Retains sufficient original design, craft work, or material in its original setting to serve as an example of a particular architectural period, building type, or style having design or artistic quality; or,
(c) Is a rare or unique surviving example of a development type, architectural style, or structural type significant to the city’s history; or,
(d) Significantly contributes to the historic character, identity, and continuity of the street, neighborhood or city, or is a visual landmark; or,
(e) Represents a noteworthy work of a developer, architect, builder, or engineer noted in the history or architecture of the region; or,
(f) Significantly contributes to the character and identity of a grouping (ensemble) of resources which, together, share a distinct and intact historic identity.
Local historic resource. Buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts not of statewide significance, but designated by the Medford Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission to be within the Historic Preservation Overlay.
Maintenance. Repair, cleaning, restoration, or other action necessary to counteract aging, wear, and/or use of a structure, building, object, or site, except that the maintenance activity must not involve a change in the design, material, color, or outward appearance of any exterior component, except such that results from the cleaning or renewal of an exterior surface.